Angel RubioHow Can New States of Matter Be Generated on a Theoretical Level?

Angel Rubio
How Can New States of Matter Be Generated on a Theoretical Level?

Angel Rubio is Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg, Germany, and Professor at the University of Hamburg. His field of research is theoretical solid-state physics with a focus on developing novel theoretical tools and modeling the characteristics of solid states and nano structures under the influence of electromagnetic fields.
Rubio received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Humboldt Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as well as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Academia Europaea.

"The Max Planck Society is Germany's most successful research organization. Since its establishment in 1948, no fewer than 18 Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its scientists, putting it on a par with the best and most prestigious research institutions worldwide. The more than 15,000 publications each year in internationally renowned scientific journals are proof of the outstanding research work conducted at Max Planck Institutes – and many of those articles are among the most-cited publications in the relevant field." (Source)

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"The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) investigates dynamical phenomena within matter down to the elementary timescales of atomic and electronic motions, the femtosecond or attosecond timescale. The focus is on the use of short wavelength ultrafast probes, such as X-rays or electron pulses, which are capable of measuring atomic and electronic structures in matter of all kinds." (Source)

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The theory of materials science investigates the electronic and structural properties of advanced materials, nano-structures and bio-molecules. In the study explained in this video, the researchers present a novel theoretical method to describe, design and control how molecules and materials in combination with photons may lead to new states of matter with novel emerging properties. The research aims to theoretically find and define new states of matter and potential uses for this new phenomenon, in which atoms, electrons and photons are all entangled. ANGEL RUBIO elucidates why this phenomenon is special for chemistry, for materials science and for the more general concept of finding new quasi particles. The research on new states of matter might be relevant not only for practical applications but also for opening new fundamental research in materials science. A practical application in (bio)chemistry would be to target specific cell-reactions; in materials science, one long term perspective would be to develop more energy efficient devices.

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